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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION BURROUGHS, INC., a Delaware corporation, , Plaintiff, v.

PANINI NORTH AMERICA, INC. a Delaware corporation, Defendant. / Andrew M. Grove (P48868) Charles W. Duncan, Jr. (P75288) Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP 39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 101 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304-5048 Tel: 248-566-8300 Fax: 248-566-8315 jgrove@honigman.com cduncan@honigman.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Burroughs, Inc. / COMPLAINT Plaintiff BURROUGHS, INC., ("Burroughs") by its undersigned attorneys, for its Complaint against defendant PANINI NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Panini) alleges as follows: NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. This is an action for patent infringement arising out of Panini's infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,546,396 ("the '396 patent") in violation of the patent laws of the United States, 35 U.S.C. 271 and 281-285. Case No. Hon. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

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THE PARTIES 2. Burroughs is a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business located at 41100 Plymouth Road, Plymouth, Michigan, 48170. 3. Upon information and belief, Defendant Panini North America is a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business at 577 Congress Park Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45459. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 4. This action arises under the patent laws of the United States, Title 35 of the United States Code. 5. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1331 and 1338(a). 6. Upon information and belief, this Court has personal jurisdiction over Panini because Panini has placed its infringing products into the stream of commerce knowing and intending that this judicial district was and is a likely destination of those products, has caused injury to Plaintiff in this judicial district, and has committed acts of infringement in this judicial district. 7. Venue is proper in this judicial district under 28 U.S.C. 1391(b) and (c), and 1400(b). COUNT I Direct Patent Infringement 8. The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") duly and legally issued the '396 patent, entitled "Document Processing System With a Multi-Platform Application Programming Interface," to Unisys Corporation on April 8, 2003. The '396 patent was subsequently assigned to Burroughs Payment Systems, Inc. A true and correct copy of the `396 patent is attached as Exhibit A and is made a part of this Complaint.

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9.

Burroughs is the owner of this patent, and its ownership is duly reflected in the assignment records of the PTO.

10.

The defendant Panini has infringed and is still infringing the 396 patent by making, using, importing, selling, and offering to sell document processing systems with multiapplication programming interfaces that embody the patented invention, and the defendant will continue to do so unless enjoined by the court.

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For example, Panini makes, uses, sells, offers to sell, and imports the document processing systems such as VisionX, MyVisionX and I-Deal using the Vision API multi-application programming interface, and these products embody the invention as reflected in the claims of the 396 patent.

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Panini also infringes by performing the inventive methods claimed in the 396 patent. COUNT II Contributory Patent Infringement

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Burroughs repeats and re-alleges the foregoing allegations. Panini is contributing to the infringement of the 396 patent by, among other things, selling the document processing systems VisionX, MyVisionX and I-Deal that include the Vision API multi-application programming interface. Paninis customers directly infringe certain method claims of the 396 patent when they use these systems in the manner Panini designed them to be used. Panini contributes to this infringement by selling the systems to the customers, where the systems have no substantial noninfringing uses. The systems have no substantial non-infringing uses because Panini designed them specifically to perform the inventive methods.

15.

Burroughs is being injured by the direct and contributory infringement.

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RELIEF REQUESTED WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Burroughs respectfully requests that this Court enter a judgment and order that: A. B. C. Panini has infringed the '396 patent; Panini's infringement of the '396 patent has been willful and deliberate; Panini and its officers, agents, representatives, employees and all others in concert

or participation with them, directly or indirectly, be enjoined preliminarily and permanently from infringing, inducing others to infringe and contributing to the infringement of the '396 patent; D. Plaintiff Burroughs be awarded damages adequate to compensate for Paninis

infringement of the '396 patent together with pre-judgment interest pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 284; F. Plaintiff Burroughs be awarded treble damage, costs and reasonable attorneys'

fees and expenses in this action in accordance with 35 U.S.C, 284 and 285; and G. Plaintiff Burroughs be awarded such other and further relief as this Court may

deem just and proper.

Respectfully submitted, this 30th day of October, 2012. By: s/Andrew M. Grove HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN LLP Andrew M. Grove (P48868) Charles W. Duncan, Jr. (P75288) 39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 101 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304-5151 Tel: 248-566-8300 Fax: 248-566-8315 jgrove@honigman.com cduncan@honigman.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Burroughs, Inc.

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JURY DEMAND Plaintiff Burroughs, Inc. hereby requests a trial by jury of all issues so triable. Respectfully submitted, this 30th day of October, 2012. By: s/Andrew M. Grove HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN LLP Andrew M. Grove (P48868) Charles W. Duncan, Jr. (P75288) 39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 101 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304-5151 Tel: 248-566-8300 Fax: 248-566-8315 jgrove@honigman.com cduncan@honigman.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Burroughs, Inc.

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